"Moonlight in Vermont"

I've been listening to a lot of '50s recordings of standards lately, and I enjoy listening to how various vocalists handle these lines from "Moonlight in Vermont":

The phrasing is awkward, which I think is exactly why the lines can be so touching when sung in the right way.

(A side note: "Moonlight in Vermont" and "Autumn in New York" can sound very similar, and when the lyrics are running through my mind, I sometimes mix them: "Moonlight in Vermont / Is often mingled with pain".)